History Quotes / GoodIsNotNice

->Good is not nice, polite, well-mannered, self-righteous, or naive, though good characters may be some of these things.

->'''[[DistressedDamsel Woman in alley]]:''' Thank you! Thank you! That thing was going to kill me!
->'''[[BadassLongcoat Spike]]:''' Well, what did you expect? Out alone in this neighborhood -- I've got half a mind to kill you myself, you half-wit.
->'''Woman in alley:''' What?
->'''Spike:''' I mean honestly, what kind of retard wears [[BrokenHeel heels]] like that in a dark alley? Take two steps and break your bloody ankle.
->'''Woman in alley:''' ''[annoyed]'' I was just trying to get home.
->'''Spike:''' Well, get a cab, you moron, and on the way, if a stranger offers you candy, don't get in the van!
-->-- ''{{Angel}}'', "Soul Purpose"

->And though scary is exciting, nice is different than good.
-->-- '''Little Red''', ''IntoTheWoods''

->I sacrificed thousands of lives to save the ''Destiny Ascension''! I unleashed the rachni on the galaxy! So for your sake, your escape plan better not hinge on me hesitating to shoot a damn hostage!

-->You're all so nice. You're not good, you're not bad, you're just nice. Well I'm not good, I'm not nice, I'm just right!

->[[CatchPhrase Kagome!]] InuYasha hit me!

->Speak when spoken to, Uvenk. I'll drag your clan to glory whether it likes it or not.

->I sacrificed thousands of lives to save the ''Destiny Ascension''! I unleashed the rachni on the galaxy! And you think I'll let one hostage stand in my way?

-->-- '''The Doctor''', ''DoctorWho''

->''"And though scary is exciting, nice is different than good."''
-->--'''Little Red''', ''IntoTheWoods''

->''"Good is not nice, polite, well-mannered, self-righteous, or naive, though good characters may be some of these things."''
-->--'''The Book of Exalted Deeds''', ''DungeonsAndDragons''

->''"Mercy is the mark of a great man.'' (stab) ''Guess I'm just a good man.'' (stab) ''Well, I'm alright."''
-->--'''Malcolm Reynolds''', ''{{Firefly}}''

-->-- "Soul Purpose," ''{{Angel}}''

->''"'Sweet', maybe. 'Passionate', I suppose. But don't ever mistake that for 'nice'."''
-->--'''The Doctor''', ''DoctorWho''

-->--''[[ChroniclesOfNarnia The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]]''

-> Better is open rebuke than hidden love. [[EtTuBrute Wounds from a friend]] can be trusted, [[BitchInSheepsClothing but an enemy multiplies kisses]].
-->-- '''TheBible''' (New International Version), Proverbs 27:5-6

-> ''"Speak when spoken to, Uvenk. I'll drag your clan to glory whether it likes it or not."''

->''Please, trust me. I most definitely ''can'' be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.''
-->--'''TheBookThief''', Death

->''"I sacrificed thousands of lives to save the Destiny Ascension! I unleashed the rachni on the galaxy! And you think I'll let one hostage stand in my way?"''
-->'''[[NeutralGood Paragon Shepard]]''', ''MassEffect2''

->''If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat. They'll watch you squirm. They'll put off the moment of murder like another man will put off a good cigar. So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word.''

->''"You may be a hero, Jack Knight, but that still doesn't make you a nice person."''
-->'''[[NewOldFlame Lucy]]''', ''[[Comicbook/{{Starman}} Starman #17]]''

->''"We're the Emperor's Angels of Death, Thaddeus, not His Angels of Mercy."''
-->'''Sgt. Avitus''', Warhammer 40000: DawnOfWar 2.

->''"People like you always mistake compassion for weakness. Michael and Sanya aren't weak. Fortunately for you, they are good men. [[ShutUpHannibal Unfortunately for you]], ''[[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique I'm not.]]''"''
-->'''[[TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]''', ''Death Masks''

->"Mickey! [[WhatTheHellHero You just launched Gremlin Calvin to who-knows-where for... a treasure chest?]] That isn't something a hero would do. Are you one... a hero, that is?"
-->--'''Gus''', ''EpicMickey''

->''"Mercy is the mark of a great man.''(stab)'' Guess I'm just a good man. ''(stab)'' Well, I'm alright."''

-->'''Sgt. Avitus, Warhammer 40000: DawnOfWar 2.

-->'''[[LawfulGood Paragon Shepard]]''', ''MassEffect2''

-->'''Gus''', ''EpicMickey''

-->'''[[NewOldFlame Lucy]]''', ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Comicbook/Starman Starman #17]]''

—->--[[Discworld/MenAtArms Men at Arms]], on Carrot Ironfoundersson

->''"And though scary is exciting, nice is different than good."''
-->--'''Little Red''', ''IntoTheWoods''

->"I released the Rachni on the galaxy! I let hundreds of humans die to save the Council! Do you think a ''hostage'' is going to stop me?"

->''The Master said, "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with virtue." ''
-->'''{{Confucius}}'''

-->-- '''Urdnot Wrex''',[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Krogan]] Overlord of [[DeathWorld Tuchanka]], ''MassEffect 2''